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M. M. MARCUSE DISPENSING CABINET Oct. 2, 1928.

Original Filed Dec. 5, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l HWWW INVENTDR Reissue d Oct. 2, 1928.- i

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ori i ai Io. staeoa, dated This invention relates" dispensing cabinets for towels, paper and'othenarticles and materials of a similar nature.

1 primary object" contemplated in in ent-ion is to simplify the construction of dispensing containers of this eharacter'in "such a w y as torender it" more effeotiyein its 1- eration lessburdrisorrie toe-are tor. ward this end iny'invention contemplates an 1m royed container or reeeptaeie which is movable bodil and out of the 'c abinet without distur other paitstowhieh it iv ppe-e veyr ee d e the objects of my invention is to provide an improved construction and arrangement of web-feeding ineehhnisln"within a dispensing eahin etand with respect to a l-einoyable container or receptacle "for the articles or materials to' be dispensed. In this conneeti 11, one of the ends contemplated was to provide adispensing cabinet mum-1y adapted to be mounted in affixed Ositi n but hav ng those parts which were re ated in any manner to the care orreplenisihinent of the machine me ily c essible and r b Qertain su s diary objects of in entio'n'will appear in the specification connection with the forgoing objects; reference being bad to the appended claims eonnectionfwiththe ww panyi g dr wing w i h how a 1 ferred bodlment of. the nyent on.

e t f ewies r Figure 1 1 a vert cal section of a d spensng cab net I constructed in accordance w th the principles ofthe present invention, parts be g s ow n cleyat on;

Figure 2- is a from. eleyation of the same w a front cover mQP Po ti n ba t be I mg broken away and parts-shown n section;

Figure is a peispectiye View on a reduced scale of the cabinet complete;

, Figure 4 is a similar perspectiye View of the container or receptacle removed from the cabinet; and i h Figure 5 is a fr'agmentary perspectiyeyiew of the feeding mechanism, "contiguous portions of the housing being broken awayand parts shoivninsection. t flieferring more particularlyto the drawti igs, in the embodiment shown therein, the

cabinet 1 is provided with af noyable front wall 2 whieh for this purpose be piyotal- .l m t j a in n le- 3 th lowe f r rd edge of said cabinet-L The upper RTFM 1 @erial 801 ,5 f led December 5, 1925. i s e l .ilai 1', 1928. Serial n6. 23,310.

msmtesw wit-j New YORK sweeten se ms Application for edge oi the cover 2 maybe secured a lock and asshoiwn in Figure 3 is provided with,

an arc-uate slot 5 through which'inay be seen an indicator arm 6, As shown in Figure 4,

end of an oscillatory-rod Z mounted in bea-rings 8 on one of the end walls't), 9,,Ofthe ent embodiment of my invention, this re-.

the indicator arm 6. is carried by the. forward oeptacle is "adapted to receive a continuous web 10 arranged with a. zig-zag told as shown in Figure 1". -Rigid with the oscillatory 110d '1 is adetectorarm 11 which bears upon the folded web and thus locates: the indicatorxarm 6 and serves to indicate. the amount of stock remaining in the receptacle.

As shown in Figuresl, 2 and l, the remov able receptacle comprises'the end walls9, 9,

atront wall 12,'a bottom wall 13 and a cover plate 14 which is hinh'ed on a. pintle 15 vwithin the end-wal1s9; 9; It'will be seen from an inspection of Figure 1' that theremovahle r' cept le is open at the back to permit free access to" the folded web within said. recepfacleg said cover plate 14 being'adapted tobe re'volvedon' its 'pintle 15 into position to substantially fill this opening whenever a new web of material is being started throu the apparatus. Atabl'e or plate-nlfi'is presented inwardly'from. the upper forward corner of the removable receptacle and is"prefe1'ably tionstructed as an integral extensionof the material which forms th e'front wall 12 which is bent over and secured to the en'd Walls 9,

9 The cover plate 14 rests atits' forward edge a meme 3 r It will. appear. from Figure 1 that the web 10 passes betwe ntah-le or fpltt-ten 16 and the weighted ior'ward' edge 1-7 of the'cover 14, said web being drawn downwardly and passed between feed rollers 18 on 'a. shaft 19 and feed rollers 20 on a shaft 21, s'aid'shafts being suitably "iournaled' -to' retain the feed rollers 1n Iperiphe'r all contact with each other-or in gripping engagement 'withan' interposedweb. Referring to Figures 2 and 5, it w ll be seen that feed rollers 20 are paired with'th'e feed rollers 18, the shaft 19 which carries the latter being provided with a spur gear 22 which m she wit upon the outgoing web 1 10, it is provided "alongits forward edge with y coin controlled spur gear access to the slot 28 for positioning the web The spur gear 23 iskeyed to a shaft 24'whicl1 carries on its outer end a manually operated knob which maybe operated when suitable coin :controlled inechanism (not shown). is

released by the insertion of a' coin in'a slot 26.

As shown'in Figure 1, the bottom; wall 27. of the housing 1 is provided with a downwardly presented .slot or opening 28through which the webis fed by the'feedrollers 18, and 20. A flange 29 is suitably arranged to Serveas a-tearingedge at the end of each limited feed movement permitted by the'coin control mechanismQigA suitable guard or apron maybe arranged to extend .-partwayaround the peripheries of the feedroller's 20; In order to' accommodate this forward Y eitension of the parts, theifronteover 2 of" the main housing is provided with a cylindricaljprotuberant, portion 31, the space with-. in the protuberant wall '31 affording; ready when the front cover 2 is permitted to hang vertically as-indicated infidott'ed lines in Figurezl."

-Whenever occasion arises to charge-the cabinet with 'a freshsupply of paper. towel- "mg, the front cover2 isopened, the removable receptacle is withdrawn and the fresh stock inserted within from the rear, the detecting arm 11 being'raised for this purpose. The top plate 14 may now be swung about itsv pivot 15 to hang within the rear opening between-the end walls 9, 9. Thefree end of the web is next "drawn overthe table or plate 16 after whichthe top plate 14 is returned to itsnormal position as shown in Figure 1. The.re movable container is now ready to ,be inserted into thecabinet and thefree end of the web drawn downwardly through the-slot or opening-28 at? the bottom of the cabinet.

In ordertofacilitate this manipulation, the

forward shaft 21 carrying the feed rollers 20 is" movably journaled in end bearings32, said shaft 21 being normally retained in position by a sliding bar 33 at'either end.. Each of said bars isslidably mounted in a box-like guide34.- suitablemeans for guiding the removable container into. and" out of'th'e-cabinet maybe i description,

- 2;,.- fo1 'ms apart-circular recess within which i provided by suitable ribs 34' on theopposite ends walls 9, 9,'of;the receptacle. "The-free .edgerof the web havin It will also be understood fromthe foregoing that the inner wall of. the .pro tuberant portion 3 l ofthe cabinet front cover the feedl-rollers *20-with theijshaft-21linay be ldeposlted while the web is being-arranged I prior" to the replacement of V the removable feed rollers.

.v n wmbeaoaa .{Fi iagiana 4 that th e end walls 9, 9, of the removable container gbeen drawnthrough the-openingz28, the feed rollers 20 with their shaft 21 may be ,I'einsertedand: the: cabinet Tclosedin re'adiness-to be placed in. service.

project forwardflbeyond. the front wall 12 and bottom wall 13 so that the front 12- is thus inset from the forward edges of these end walls. 7 These projecting portions of the end walls serve to position the container in the cabinet and provide a space for the web, andalso for the indicatorarm 6.

It will be noted (Figuresl and 2) that the =.enlarged rounded lower or inner free end of the swinging detector arm 11 forms a follower. According to thisinv ention thisfollower; is utilized-for two purposes orhas a double function. In view of the preceding descriptionand as shown in the drawings, it .wjilhnow be -clear that; besides serving .to

operate 'theindicator arm 6; this follower any obj ection able looseuess in the end portion of the web within the container. as it is drajwn upward to the topwebgnide 16 in dispensing.

This prevents the clogging :of the machine and thetearing of the web as it passesover i the upper I neath the weighted cover plate 14. v v i It may be notedthat the follower rest-rains that portionof the topfold of the web which leaving free andnnrestrained that portion of and the front wall 12. The small amount 0f edge of. the front wall 12 and be- 7 is between. this follower andtherear wall "1 and all of. the folds below the top foldwhile initialrslack mth s, latter web "portion (Eigure 1.) will be immediately taken up} within the. .container, and straightened J out. under tension. f

' Itis obvious that variousniodifieations be made in theconstruction shown the drawlngs; and above partlcularly" described,

within the principle and scope of. the inttion asdefined'in the appended Iclaima w M I A Portab .r ep e lef er d spe sin cabinets, provided with an opening in. itsrear wall for receiving the material to be dispensed, a front wall having a platen e xtendand a top wall having'its forward edge nor- :ing inwardly; from the upper e dgethereof,

mally resting .upon said platenwlherebyi'the 1 stockto be dispensed is placed under tension asit is drawn over said platen and between it being revolvable about itsrearedge into position to close saidflopenijng inthe rear pf said receptacle.

v and the forward edge of saidl 'co'vensaid top 105 i the top fold 'which is betweenfthis follower ra yssi a ede r iw-llsra from war a p a n arranged in the plane oftlie upper tw fi fl nd walls upon axis ext' ndi'r igtransversely to said ancients and a aeent to the upper gen coine rs thereof said" cover it being r'e'volv'able about its axis from a pest tion in which its forward edge rests upon said platen into a position in which it depends from said axis, said container having an opening at the back for accommodating said cover in depending position.

3. A dispensing container for a folded continuous web, said container comprising laterally spaced end walls, an inset front wall, a cover pivoted between said end walls upon an axis extending transversely to said end walls and adjacent to the upper rear corners 1 thereof, said cover having its. forward edge resting upon the upper edge of said front wall, a detector arm arranged within said container, a shaft for carrying said detector arm, said shaft beingoscillatable upon an axis extending from front to rear of the upper edge of one ofsaid end walls, and an indicator v arm oscillatable with said detector arm, said indicator arm being arranged in the space a between said front wall and the forward edges of said end Walls.

4. In a dispensing cabinet, a receptacle for a web to be dispensed, said receptacle having a platen adjacent itsupper forward corner and a drag pivoted upon an axis distant from said platen and having its forwardedge resting upon said platen, said receptaclebeing provided with an opening in its top and rear walls to permit said drag to be revolved about its axis to depend therefrom.

5. A dispensing container for a folded con tinuous web, said container being provided with a front wall over the upper edge of which said web may be drawn, a drag pivoted on an, axis distant from the upper edge of said front wall and normally adapted to exert a yieldable pressure upon the web as it passes oversaid upper edge, said drag being movable around its axis from its normal operative position into ,a position in which it depends from its axis at the rear of said container.

' 6. In a dispensing cabinet for a continuous Web, the combination of an upright web container of rectangular shape including a front wall and a fiat horizontal bottom wall for supporting a pack of reversely folded continuous web in which fiat foldsextend horizontally in superimposed relation backward and forward between the front wall of and the rear of the container, an outer casing body having a front wall thereof spaced for wardly from the front wall of the web container, a transverse horizontal web guide adjacent to the upper edge of the front wall of the web container over which and down bet-ween the front wall of the web container) d spensin teasing cbgnprieiag sea of the at s araw a froth c s top a the folded, set i nd at; {an f the 6 'g aaeaa or:

answer fee farvertical movement the web c ats-met ea a; press down-upon e as tam-; reeled web ace fer holding aawa dreams meteor compact aeration as trait are ranger (area frd art es are-ear star is set free and {as plac ng this end portionunder frictional tension so that thereby its looseness will be taken up and the fold kinks therein substantially straightened out within the container between the follower and the said web guide as the web is drawn upwardly-to and over the web guide and thence downwardly through the space between said front walls in dispensing;

7.The invention defined in claim 6 in combination with a swinging arm pivoted on an axis at right angles to the said web guide near-the stop and one side of the web container extending transveresely over the .ig k state e are a re sltrjai'n'ifigf "tar assure; web cdaprisiagi a web pack in the container andcarrying'the web-restraining follower on its freeend.

8. The invention defined in claim .6, in

combination with a pivot shaft extending at rigl'it angles to said web guide near the top and one side of the web container, a swinging arm fixed to said shaftand extending trans versely over the top of theweb pack in the container and carrying the web-restraining follower on its free end,- and an indicator arm carried by the forward end of said shaft vis-' ible from the outside of the front of the easing for giving a visual indication of the amount of web in the container.

9. The invention defined in claim 6, in

which the outer casing has a bottom wall spaced below the bottom wall of the web container, in combination with a rear feed roller journaled in the casing body below the forward portion of the bottom wall of the web container and parallel with said web guide, and a front feed roller to cooperate with the rear feed roller for drawing the web downward from said web guide in dispensing and mounted to be moved awayfrom the rear feed roller to provide forv introducing the web between the feed rollers.

10. A dispensing device for a continuous web comprising a casing body including a front door, a transverse web guide near the top of'the casing over which an end portion 

